Energy Sector Financial Planning & Advanced Financial Modelling
Course Preamble.
This comprehensive skilled based short course is aimed at empowering professionals in the energy sector with skills and knowledge needed to manage costs, evaluate financial viability, and make informed decisions for energy projects.
The course will have an in-depth discourse on the best practices in energy project finance, budgeting, costing, investment appraisal, energy project valuation, and financial modeling for the energy sector.
Training Modules
Capital Budgeting and Investment Appraisal
• Estimating Cash Flows for Capital Budgeting
• Risk Analysis and Capital Budgeting
• Risk and Cost-Sharing Arrangements
• Time value of money and discounted cash flow analysis
• Techniques for investment evaluation (NPV, IRR, ROI)
• Identifying viable energy project opportunities
The Energy Projects & Financing
• Finance for the Energy Projects
• Financial Decision-Making in the Energy Projects
• A Review of the Tools of Finance
• Types of Financing Models in Energy Projects
Sustainable Financial Practices in Energy Projects
• Integrating sustainability into financial analysis
• Evaluating the social and environmental impact of projects
• Long-term financial viability and ethical considerations
Energy Projects Accounting
• International Accounting Standards
• Full Cost Method
• Revenue Recognition
• IFRS within the Energy sector
Financial Management Best Practices
• Understanding Financial Statements
• The Term Structure of Interest Rates
• External & Internal Financial Audit
• Management Reports
Financing Energy Projects
• Long-term Financial Resources
• Cash Management & Banking Facilities
• Mergers and Acquisitions Practices Today
• Project Financing/Shared Saving/Performance Contracting
• Screening Energy Efficiency Projects Using Financial & Economic Rates of Return
• Dividends and Share Repurchases Compared
Financial Analysis in Energy Projects
• Fundamentals of Financial Analysis
• Ratio Analysis
• Measures of Operating & Financial Performance
• Sensitivity and Risk Analysis
• Tax Implications
• Financial Annual Reports
• Energy Audits
Application of Advanced Excel in the Energy sector
• Data Manipulation in Excel
• Cascaded sorting & Data formatting
• pivot Table, Pivot Chart and PowerPivot
• Lookup functions
• Power Functions
• Executive Dashboards and Reporting
Regulatory Compliance and Financial Reporting
• Financial reporting standards in the energy sector
• Navigating regulatory requirements and disclosures
• Role of auditors and financial oversight
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Strategic Financial Management for the Energy sector
• Aligning financial goals with business strategy
• Mergers, acquisitions, and divestitures in the energy sector
• Navigating market volatility and strategic financial planning
Way forward After the Training
Participants will develop a work plan through the help of facilitators that stipulates application of skills acquired in improving their organizations. ASPM will continuously monitor implementation progress after the training.
Training Evaluation:
Participants will undertake a simple assessment before the training to gauge knowledge and skills, another assessment will be done after the training in-order to monitor knowledge gained through the training.
